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Show PROTEST PAROLE I OF 'HARDBQILED' I Secretary Baker Criticized for Freeing Lieutenant Guiity Of Cruelty BOSTON, ( let 8. Congressman Frederick W. Dulllnger today made public correspondence with Secretary of War Hakrr regarding his protest aKalnst tho parole Ol Ln vitenant Krank B. i Hiu dbolkil i Smith, who was found guilty of cruelties to fidldiefS of the A . LO. K. at prison canus In franco. , , HIT si RGE M 5 1 I - r:v "If it is truo that you ire responslr ble for 'Hardbolled' Smith's parole, it sitnpl means that v our conception of i Justice l sadly distorted." the eon-! gn.ssmaii wrote, tfe hinde thi. state-1 uietu. he said, because of hi:, intimate knojurlodge of conditions recently called i to his attention that men who have I I shown no vicious tendencies but Who have dmply coniiirttted infrnctions of military discipline, dre still suffering punishment." I He cited one ease in wJaloll a soldier sol-dier who struck a sergeant while in-toxlculeil in-toxlculeil Is still serving a sentence re-' ; dueed from .. eara to fi- an. n'yj-inp n'yj-inp that "it is a travesty on Justlci to 1 keep him behind the bars until he is entitle. I 'o i ... 1 1 !- under the law. and lat the auine tlm'e parole Smith because .authority exists in his ease." I(M OF CKl I I.TI. General Peyton C, March, former chief of staff, admitted before the con-sresslonal con-sresslonal Investigating committee. Mr. Dallinger wrote, that "cruelties worse than were ever known in the Bl berlan prison camps, under the csax, had been perpetrated on our boys in the A. B, F. Only one of Hie officers responsible hns been found guilty. A giat majority of them were given honorable .1 is. ha ri(et." CoiiKressina ii I'.illlnRrr's letter alo -jonfti inert r previous tel. Ki am of pro-' test Which h wired to Secretary Ba- k i on October . but which the secretary sec-retary m .. letter to him sold It seem -cd Incredible he should hae ent. I |